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måndag 28 oktober 2013

A request for a booking and Royal Óbidos Golf Course

Today I got a request for a booking for a week over Easter. It is a couple who would like to come down and play golf. It made me so happy because it felt like a serious request and we will make sure they have a great time. So now we must buy new linen for the beds because we want everything to be fresh and clean.

They couldn´t have picked a better place than ours if they like to play golf since we have 7 golf courses near by. Here is a link I found to the closest ones. golf near Caldas da Rainha
The one with the best rating is Royal Óbidos golf course

Royal Óbidos golf course

Royal Óbidos golf course

This golf course is designed by Seve Ballesteros, a legend. I found a review by a golfer. See below

" Place State:I've never played those fast greens! Smallest irregularities lead to extreme breaks. On 10 Green had virtually been repeatedly seen our balls in the hole before they came rolled past us...

Course layout:Ballesteros has delivered a masterpiece here. From this place, opened in 2012, you will certainly hear a lot.

Chill comes in 10 of 18 courses of water into play, mostly just before and after the green. Since these are so extremely fast and hard, it is incredibly difficult to get hold of the ball.

The first 9 are not visible from the clubhouse. After a moderate 1 shows the place already on Tee2, a Par5 with plenty of water, his teeth. The following is a par 3 with a peninsula green. En these two additional holes are second to none.

9 The second view from the club house of not so spectacular, but not later than the second Hole (Tee11)'s back is rock hard and the water will not disappear simply following - better times to pack a few more balls.

Clubhouse / Catering:Super stylish with a nice terrace including a sensational view of the square and the Encircling the water 18 Green.

Directions:1 hour north of Lisbon and value every minute! 2 other top courses in the immediate vicinity."

So this golf course is really something and it is close to our farm, maybe 13 km.